Department of Political Science and Management
Recent Submissions
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(Tapte) muligheter for kritisk tenkning: Post- og dekoloniale perspektiver i samfunnsfag
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In this article, we explore what opportunities post-and decolonial perspectives may provide for critical thinking in social studies education. Post-and decolonial perspectives include a broad variety of theoretical approaches ... -
Collaborating for Competition? Unpacking Ambiguities and Paradoxes Across the Academic Profession
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper unpacks the complexities, ambiguities and paradoxes associated with the concepts of competition and collaboration, using the academic profession in the Nordic countries as an empirical case. We relied on paradox ... -
Delicate dining with a date and burger binging with buddies: impression management across social settings and consumers’ preferences for masculine or feminine foods
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Consumers often use their food choices as an impression management strategy to signal desirable aspects about themselves to others, especially in public places like restaurants and cafeterias, where the presence of others ... -
De facto differentiation in the European Union. Circumventing rules, law, and rule of law
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; No. 465, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Europeisk integrasjon er ikke en ensrettet, ensartet prosess mot en stadig tettere union. På grunn av ulike politiske preferanser og administrativ kapasitet blant de 27 medlemslandene er det blitt vanlig praksis å tillate, ... -
Scaling up evidence-based digital early life nutrition interventions in a county setting: an implementation trial – protocol for Phase 2 of the Nutrition Now project
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: Few effective health interventions transition from smaller efficacy or effectiveness studies to real-world implementation at scale, representing a gap between evidence and practice. Recognising this, we have ... -
«Hvordan opplever et utvalg pedagoger i kommunene Bjerkreim, Gjesdal og Eigersund kvalitetsutviklingen i barnehagene etter skjerpet pedagognorm?» «Hva hemmer eller fremmer videre kvalitetsutvikling i barnehagene?»
(Master thesis, 2023)Barnehagefeltet har de siste årene vært gjennom flere normendringer med tanke på kvalitet. I denne oppgaven er utgangspunktet hvorvidt regjeringens skjerpet pedagognorm, som trådte i kraft august 2018, har gitt et tilbud ... -
Born Globals and Born Sustainables: Motives of Accumulating Wealth and of Making a Difference in the World
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background/Purpose: This study investigates the distinct entrepreneurial motivations driving export activities andsustainability pursuits in Slovenian businesses, with a particular focus on differences between newborns and ... -
Access, capacity and influence
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Different forms of integration into the European Union (EU) call for studies of the consequences of multilevel access structures. Similar to EU member-states, government officials from associated states interact closely ... -
COVID-19 and the institutional fabric of higher education
(Chapter, 2023)This edited book comprises a number of chapters analysing the impact of COVID-19 in countries in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The theme of the book relates to an analysis of the interplay between ‘macro’, ... -
Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Institutional Fabric of Higher Education
(Chapter, 2023)COVID-19 has provided a historical opportunity to test the resilient nature of higher education (HE) systems and institutions (HEIs) around the world. This at a time when the sector experiences profound structural changes, ... -
Public Service Resilience in a Post-COVID-19 World: Digital Transformation in Nordic Higher Education
(Chapter, 2023)This chapter draws on seminal contributions from the crisis management and resilience literature to develop and test a new framework for organisational resilience in higher education in the context of digital transformation. ... -
Strategisk kompetanseutvikling - En evaluering av hvordan en mellomstor kommune i Norge jobber med kompetanseutvikling.
(Master thesis, 2023)I denne studien utforsker jeg kompetansestyring og utvikling i to sentrale sektorer i en mellomstor, anonymisert norsk kommune: helse og omsorg, og samfunnsutvikling. Studien tar utgangspunkt i problemstillingen: «Hvilke ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of evidence-based early-life nutrition interventions in a community setting a hybrid type 1 non-randomized trial – the Nutrition Now project protocol
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Disappointingly few efficacious health interventions are successfully scaled up and implemented in real world settings. This represents an evidence-to-practice gap, with loss of opportunity to improve practice. Aiming to ... -
What drives the use of crowdfunding by micro-entrepreneurs in Morocco? – exploring fundraiser motives and characteristics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify motivations for the uptake of crowdfunding by micro-entrepreneurs in an emerging economy and the extent to which these vary by entrepreneur characteristics, sector and ... -
Hva skal til for at førstelinjeledere blir værende i stillingene sine?
(Master thesis, 2023)Det er behov for nytenkning, omstillingsevne og fleksibilitet for å kunne drifte fremtidens helse- og omsorgstjenester. Motiverte kommunale førstelinjeledere kan være en viktig årsaksfaktor for å lykkes med dette arbeidet. ... -
Kampen om kompetansen
(Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn og formål: Kampen om kompetansen viser seg gjeldene i store deler av det offentlige helsevesenet. Hensikten med denne masteravhandlingen er å se nærmere hva som motiverer for å rekruttere og beholde legespesialister ... -
Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) is a widely used measure of a core facet of the positive body image construct. However, extant research concerning measurement invariance of the BAS-2 across a large number of nations ... -
Kampen om kompetanse i den kommunal helse- og omsorgstjenesten. En casestudie av rekruttering av helsepersonell i Vest Telemark.
(Master thesis, 2023)I denne oppgaven har jeg gjennom en casestudie, valg å undersøke hvilke faktorer som har betydning for rekruttering av personell i helse- og omsorgstjenesten. For å avgrense oppgaven har jeg valgt å undersøke distriktskommuner ... -
Is the coronavirus created by the government to control us? Critical thinking and conspiracy beliefs among Norwegian youth in upper secondary schools
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Exploring Attitudes Toward “Sugar Relationships” Across 87 Countries: A Global Perspective on Exchanges of Resources for Sex and Companionship
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
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